By Cecilia Taveras When it comes to public education in the Bronx, Mayor de Blasio is better at talking than he is at listening. Last month, when the Mayor visited my borough for a week, he spent a lot of […]
This is one of the nation’s favorite days — Father’s Day. The occasion dates back to 1910, when Sonora Dodd of Spokane, Washington, wanted to honor her father, who raised six children by himself after his wife died. The […]
Charles Francois Gounod (1818) Gounod was French composer who also studied for the priesthood and worked as an organist. Throughout his life, he remained torn between the theatre and the church. His reputation largely rests on his hugely popular 1859 […]
A lifetime of happiness! No man alive could bear it: it would be hell on earth. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Buoyancy Definition: (noun) Irrepressible liveliness and good spirit. Synonyms: Irrepressibility Usage: With his natural buoyancy of spirits, he began to hope again.
Klein Celebrates the Anticipated Expansion of Property Tax Savings for Homeowners Joined by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Assembly Members Mark Gjonaj and Michael Benedetto and Bronx seniors at a recent event, Senator Jeff Klein hailed the anticipated […]
Senator Klein announces $250,000 in funding for Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corporation Bronx, NY – Senator Jeff Klein announced $250,000 in funding he secured for Kingsbridge Riverdale Van Cortlandt Development Corporation in this year’s state budget. Senator Klein made […]
Chairman Crowley on Ninth Circuit Decision to Block President Trump’s Unconstitutional Muslim Travel Ban (Queens, NY) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals turned […]
New York Assemblyman Francisco Moya Blasts Trump Administration for Detention of Westchester High School Student Assemblyman reacts to controversial detention of 19-year-old Ossining, N.Y. high school student on the morning of senior prom and just days before graduation, calls Trump […]
Saturday, June 17 — America’s first accident insurance company was chartered on this date in 1863 in Hartford, Connecticut. It was the Travelers Insurance Company — still with us today as the Travelers Companies — and its first policies insured against […]
BP DIAZ HOSTS ANNUAL RAMADAN CELEBRATION Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosted his annual Ramadan Iftar Dinner ceremony on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, in honor of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The end of the month of Ramadan, […]
Naval Definition: (noun) The mark on the surface of the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached during gestation. Synonyms: Bellybutton, Omphalos, Umbilicus Usage: The first-graders were awed by Tom’s navel, which protruded outward in classic “outie” fashion.
Joyce Carol Oates (1938) Oates is an American author of over 50 novels and numerous volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. She has won the National Book Award and the O. Henry Award and has been thrice nominated for […]
Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives. Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804)
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